Waste Management and Disposal

Concentrated visitor activity in mountain areas generates significant amounts of both solid waste and wastewater, which can pollute water and soil through improper storage and disposal. Solid waste can build up from food and beverage consumption and the disposal of used packaging, supplies and equipment.

Projects that minimize trash generation and help ensure responsible disposal of both rubbish and human waste are encouraged in this category.

Note: The introductory paragraph is taken directly from UNEP. (2007).Mountains: A Practical Guide to Managing the Environmental and Social Impacts of Mountain Tours.

Waste Management and Disposal Projects

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Croatian mountains are located in the center of the karstified Dinaric region. A key geomorphologic feature of the area is the formation of speleological objects: 10.000 caves and pits have been discovered...

Every time we or any of our Air and Extreme Sports Federation of Azerbaijan (FAIREX) members participate in mountain climbing, trekking or camping in natural preserved areas we state the aim to return back with more garbage than produced by our activ...

Educating mountaineers about the importance of attention to mountain environment issues such as introducing the unique fauna and flora of Damavand, encouraging mountaineers to carry their personal garbage downstream, human interaction, distributing r...

The goal of the Envirotrek project is to create a fun, community event at various European mountain locations which brings together stakeholders such as tourists, local business and organizations, government and outdoor companies. ...

Through this project, the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment (UWICE) intends to create awareness to the cordyceps plant collectors on the importance of proper garbage management strategies and consequences of pollution....

The strategic goal of the project is to preserve and protect the environmental integrity of the most popular and frequently used access route that leads to mountains and glaciers inside the Central Karakoram National Park CKNP, situated in Gilgit Bal...

Azerbaijan Mountaineering Federation FAIREX's clubs RockStone/Climb Club have set up project LIMO (Less in More Out) with the aim to decrease the impact of littered mountain areas and reduce the existing garbage at sites....

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